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Chronic Pain and Safe Opioid Prescribing

The ACP Quality Connect Chronic Pain initiative aims to spread practice transformation strategies that improve primary care chronic pain management. Building on a successful pilot study in collaboration with the Kentucky ACP chapter and two ACOs in the state of Kentucky,

ACP’s Center for Quality has developed resources and training approaches that can help primary care practices improve chronic pain management through:

Increased screening and referral for depression and anxiety

Improved assessment and systematic screening of opioid misuse

Implementation of patient-centered controlled substance contracts

Assessment and maximization of functioning and quality of life in chronic pain patients

The ACP Quality Connect has developed opportunities for educational programs as well as training and support tools for implementing quality improvement activities for the practice team in managing chronic pain.

QI Videos

Providers’ Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies — ACP collaborated with 12 other consortium partners to create and deliver resources to educate providers on practice-based approaches to improving chronic pain management and discussing tactics for implementing the best practices.